Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzErrEl
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 5, 1887.

(Speeial Correspondence OF the Aiexa. GAZETTEI
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 5, 1887.
A Virginian personally we'll acquainted
with General Malone here to-day, in talk
ing about the opposition the General has in
bis own party, said no body Is better aware
of that opposition than the General himself,
who knows and properly estimates the In
huence of every republican in his State who
is opposed to him. 1t is for this reason, ne
said, the General will not attempt to dictate
the republican legislative nominees tor next
falls election, knowing that If the republic
cans shall carry the legislature he Will have
a majority of them, and that by outside pres
sure he can force the others into his sup
port.
A we'll known temperance man from the
Stf Congressional district in Virginia here
to day, when asked what part the temper
ance party in his State would play i'll the
next election there, replied mot much"
He said there were not more than elk thou
sand Virginia voters who were mem oers of
temperance organizations, and that he did
not believe their old political affiliations
would be affected by their temperance ideas.
Continuing, he said the fall election in Vir-
einia would be State affair only, one into
WHICH LILO uSluOCldtS WObiU NV iuto heeSANAAs~'
questions, except to refute republican
charges which they could we'll do, as no
matter how unsatisfactory the existing ma
tional administration may be, it is infinitely
better for Virginia than any republican ad-
ministratiop had been, and that when the
people of the State had democratic and a
Malone legislature presented TO them. he
was confident they would choose the former.
Senator Daniel. of Virginia, has returned
from his home and was in court here to day
as the speaking counsel in the case of Ship.
man vs.. Fletcher, heretofore noticed in this
correspondence, which case will probably be
given to the jury to day. Mr.. William COOK
spoke to-day for the defendant.
AS the President has signifed his inten-
ton of going to Atlanta on the 10Th OF Octo.
Der. and as the State fair of North Carolina
will! be held about that that time, the North
Carolina delegation who, on Saturday last,
| invited the President to visit that fair, say
to.day they are confident the President will
accept their invitation, as he can do so
while on his way to Atlanta without trouble,
| inconvenience or loss of time. The North
| Carolina teachers, who arrived here Satur-
day, will leave this evening for their homes
Congressman Taulbee, of Kentucky, who
is here to-day, says the pictures of the late
Craig Toliver, who was recently shot and
killed 10 his State, that have appeared in
some of the newspapers are charicatures.
He also says that Toiver was not half as
bad man as he has been represented to be-,
and that he was democrat, and not re-
| publican as stated.
The examination of the Capitol guides
Popham and Bowden, charged with insult
ing Miss Wakefield and Miss Thorn, here
tofore alluded to in this correspondence,
was resumed at the Capitol this afternoon
before Architect Clark and Sergeant-at-
Arms Leedom, of the House, and resulted
in the indefinite suspension of the guides
referred to, Miss Thorn being present, aud
testifying that she had signed the statement
exhonorating them without knowing what
| it was.
The President has decided to issue commissions
to the following named officers of the District mil
itia upon the recommendation of Brig Gen. Ord
way: Henry s. Crawford to be quartermaster
Joseph K McCammon, judge advocate; Gen. j. u
Stanton, surgeon general; James NJ Pollard, IN
spector of rifle practice: Cecil b. Clay and Eddy
! B. Townsend to be aides do camp. First Lieut..
John Bgelow .r., 10th Cavalry, now in Arizona,
will be detailed TO act adjutant general OF the
District militia on Gen. Ordway's stall.
Ex-senator Jones, OF Florida, left Detroit sew
eral days ago for this city, but though the news
papers have made diligent search for him, his
whereabouts have not yet been discovered.
The President to- day appointed Thos. Carter, oil
Ozark Ark. to be appraiser of the right OF way OF
| the Kansas aud Arkansas Valley Railway through
| the Indian Territory.